SSD for Macbook pro

geekyEd · 27 Aug 2009 at 19:49

This is extremely tempting, however I don't want to buy it to find that it has issues with OSX or the hardware.

So I guess I am asking if anyone had tried this HDD on a MBP yet or if there are any horror stories floating around.

I hear that the controller is supposed to be pretty good in this one, something based on an ARM 7, hence my interest.

Would be getting a fresh install of snow leopard when it arrives.

NickK · 27 Aug 2009 at 21:05

Currently using an OCZ Vertex 120GB in a MacBook Pro model 3,1. So I'm limited to 1.5Gbit/sec transfer rate.

Historically OCZ, like most SSDs, have had issues with waking from sleep and some SSDs have issues with the nVidia controller.

OCZ works with snow leopard, v1.30 of the firmware supposedly doesn't have issues whereas 1.40 has sleep issues.

anti5580 · 27 Aug 2009 at 22:19

I really want a SSD in my Macbook but is it really worth it? I currently have a 250Gb HDD, considering getting a 64Gb SSD and placing the current 250HDD in a external caddy.

NickK · 27 Aug 2009 at 22:22

Well it made a difference compared to my 5400rpm drive - even with the SATA 1 limitation. Things are snappier so from my point of view it's worth it as I move my machine around quite a bit.

MacRS4 · 27 Aug 2009 at 23:17

I have one of those drives in my Macbook - it's pretty cool.

This video is actually of the Crucial one in my Macbook Pro but performance is pretty similar between the two.

MacRS4 · 27 Aug 2009 at 23:20

It's even more pronounced if you just look at the start of Office 2008.

anti5580 · 27 Aug 2009 at 23:44

TBH thats pretty decent ... so I assume you can use any SSD's for the Macbook?

MacRS4 · 27 Aug 2009 at 23:50

Well as long as it's 9mm 2.5" SATA then pretty much.

Some have better controllers than others. Also, currently, you can't erase on an Apple machine which is unfortunate.

http://www.markc.me.uk/MarkC/Blog/Entries/2009/8/13_Erasing_an_SSD.html